France - Lighting

This French Art Deco table lamp by DAUM (Croismare, France), dating from the 1920s, is a stunning example of the masterful craftsmanship that defined the Art Deco period. Featuring a...

This nice and decorative artichoke table lamp is made of a white ceramic. This is a French work. Circa 1970.

Pair of ceramic table lamps by the talented french contemporary artist Olivia Cognet. These large tubular shape lamps have mirrored design of sharp geometrical shapes, brass hardwar...

4 wall lamp lights sconces. Heavy quality silvered bronze structure, handmade artisanal Murano blown glass. Sign engraved Venini Italia 85. Price by sconce, price per piece In sale ...

Muller Frères, chandelier with 4 tulips and central basin. The 5 glass paste pieces are signed. Wrought iron frame decorated with roses. In very good condition and electrified. Tota...

Rare pair of Cubic wall lights lamps sconces in metal and Murano glass by Sciolari. Famous design like Reggiani, Romeo Rega, Willy Rizzo for Lumica.

Stunning piece by Olivia Cognet, new fixture made of unique ceramic pieces of different sizes assembled vertically as totems. The ceramics are threaded on hollow metal tubes, each a...

Mid-Century Modern Space Age table lamp Lotus model LT305, pelegoso bubble Murano glass and black metal base by Carlo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega. Famous italian design like V...

Ceramic chandelier made by the french artist Olivia Cognet, made of different sized cylinders put together covered with decorative elements. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2016, Fre...

French midcentury floor lamp by Arlus (Paris), France, 1950s. Original shades on their metal and brass base. One push button per shade. M...

This pair of vintage wall sconces from the 1970s, true luminous sculptures, reflects the universe of Maria Pergay. Their sculptural design combined with a stainless steel finish make...

Pair of Art Deco "Palmes" sonces wall lights made in frostred crystal by Marc Lalique in 1951. Engraved signature on each piece. Perfect condition. height: 26,3 cm width : 10 cm de...

Long chandelier, ideal over a dining table, made of brass structure with twelve sources of light. The structure is covered with a layer of side by side pink tinted and curved Murano ...

Sleek and iconic floor lamp or reading lamp attributed to Cedric Hartman. Gilt bronze. The upper section fully rotates horizontally. The shade rotates 360°. In fair vintage condition...

Pair of table lamps, natural rattan, vintage brass finish. Enhance your home with this table lamp, a unique blend of mid-century design and international inspiration. The shade of t...

Frosted Murano glass wall sconces with brass hardware holding four sources of light.

Art nouveau lamp circa 1910. Brass and copper base. Iridescent glass tulip signed Quezal. In perfect condition and electrified. Total height: 38.5 cm Base diameter: 15.5 cm Width: 30 cm Quezal Art Glass Quezal Art Glass – The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles – April 2003 By Malcolm Mac Neil Some of the most beautiful and alluring art glass made in America during the early part of the 20th Century was made by the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company. Often in the shape of blossoming lilies with brilliant gold interiors and colorfully decorated with floral and other motifs inspired by nature, Quezal art glass ranks right alongside the iridescent glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany and Frederick Carder. Quezal artisans created an extensive range of decorative and useful items, including vases, compotes, finger bowls, open salts, candle holders, and shades for lighting fixtures, which are equivalent in terms of beauty and quality of craftsmanship to Tiffany’s Favrile and Carder’s Aurene glass. In recent years, glass collectors have discovered anew the special charms and appeal of Quezal art glass, and collector desirability for this lovely glassware has increased dramatically. The Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company was incorporated a century ago, on March 27, 1902. It was founded by Martin Bach, Sr., Thomas Johnson, Nicholas Bach, Lena Scholtz, and Adolph Demuth. The factory was located on the corner of Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue in Maspeth, Queens, New York. In October 1902, the trademark “Quezal” was successfully registered. By 1904, roughly fifty glassworkers were employed at the works. Martin Bach, Sr. was the president, proprietor, and guiding force behind this successful company. Born in 1862 in Alsace-Lorraine to German parents, he emigrated to the United States in 1891. Before his emigration, Bach worked in Saint-Louis, France, at the Saint-Louis Glass Factory. After Bach arrived in this country, he was hired by Louis C. Tiffany as the latter’s first batch-mixer or chemist at the newly established Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, in Corona, Queens. After a period of about eight years, Bach left Tiffany and established his own glassworks. By this time, Bach had already started his small family. He and his German-born wife, Anne-Marie Geisser, whom he married in the fall of 1889, in Paris, France, had three children. Two daughters, Jennie and Louise, were born in France and a son, Martin, Jr., was born in Corona. Bach was assisted by Thomas Johnson, an English immigrant, and Maurice Kelly, a native of Corona, both of whom were gaffers or master glassblowers. Johnson and Kelly helped pave the way for Quezal’s early accomplishments and later recognition. Thomas Johnson, like Bach, was a founding member and also previously employed by Louis C. Tiffany. Johnson’s association with Quezal, however, was relatively short lived. Around 1907, Johnson left for Somerville, Massachusetts, where he became involved in making Kew Blas glass, under William S. Blake at the Union Glass Company. Maurice Kelly’s tenure with Quezal was also brief. Kelly worked at Quezal from January 1902 until July 1904, but by November 1904, he was making Favrile glass at Tiffany Furnaces, where he would happily remain until 1918. To this day, the belief still exists that there once existed a man named Quezal, who worked for Louis C. Tiffany, and it is after him that Quezal glass is named. In truth, however, the founders of the Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Company named the company and its products after one of the world’s most beautiful birds, the elusive and rare quetzal, which dwells in the treetops of the remote tropical forests of Central America. A rare company promotional brochure provides a vivid description of the quetzal: Of all the birds of the America’s, it is the most gorgeous. No more splendid sight is to be seen in all the world than a quezal, flying like a darting flame through the depths of a Central American forest. Its back is of a brilliant metallic green, so vivid it shines even in the twilight of the woods like a great emerald and its breast is a crimson so deep and bright that every motion of the wonderful creature is a flashing of rubies among the trees and giant creepers. It bears a true golden crown upon its head – a helmet of bright yellow and green, shaped just as the helmet of old Aztec kings were shaped. Its tail is composed of lacelike plumes, extending more than two and one-half feet beyond its body. The quezal was certainly an appropriate designation for the company’s resplendent glassware. One of the most prized characteristics of Quezal art glass is the shimmering and dazzling brilliance reflected in the iridescent surfaces on the interior as well as exterior of the glass. The radiant rainbow colors in metallic hues, including gold, purple, blue, green, and pink, to name only a few, were certainly inspired by the quetzal and its feathers. Not surprisingly, lustrous feathers, in shades of opal, gold, emerald, and blue, are among the most common decorative motifs encountered on Quezal glass. The enduring hallmark of Quezal art glass is its unique expression of the Art Nouveau style, based on organic shapes and naturalistic motifs coupled with technical perfection in the execution. Vases, compotes, drinking vessels, and shades for lighting fixtures were often fashioned to resemble flowers such as crocuses, tulips, calla lilies, casablanca lilies, and jack-in-the-pulpits. Variously colored inlaid threads of glass, pulled and twisted by hooks, simulate naturalistic floral and leaf patterns, lily pads, clover leafs, and vines. Opal, gold, and green colors prevail and the glass is generally opaque. Red is the rarest color of all. Compared with Tiffany’s Favrile glass, the crisp, vivid, and colorful decoration of Quezal art glass is distinctively precise, symmetrical, and restrained. Other Quezal wares recall shapes and styles favored in ancient Egypt, Persia, Greece, and Rome, as well as the Italian Renaissance and the Georgian period in England. This is especially true of classic-shaped vases and bowls of translucent amber glass, which have a single surface color such as iridescent gold or blue. Still, others were inspired by traditional Chinese and Japanese forms. The Gorham Manufacturing Company in Providence, Rhode Island, and the Alvin Silver Manufacturing Company in Sag Harbor, Long Island, purchased Quezal art glass, which they in turn embellished in their shops with silver overlay decoration in the fashionable Art Nouveau style and later resold. Gorham’s silver overlay designs mostly include stylized floral motifs. Alvin’s silver designs are wonderfully organic. One sumptuous design is of a group of sinuous iris blossoms with carefully articulated petals surrounded by attenuated meandering vines. Collectors should note that not all silver-deposit pieces are marked with a maker’s mark since the silversmith had to be quite careful not to damage the glass underneath. A rare 1907 retail catalog survives from Bailey, Banks, and Biddle Company, a luxury goods retailer in Philadelphia, which reveals original retail prices of Quezal art glass. A surprising revelation provided by this catalog is that Quezal art glass was nearly twice as expensive as comparable French imported glass made by such renowned firms as Gallé and Daum. Hock glasses, a stemmed glass used primarily for drinking German white wine, were sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $75. Fingerbowls were also sold by the dozen and retailed between $50 and $100. These high retail prices were nearly the same as those charged for Tiffany’s Favrile glass, and suggest Quezal art glass was also marketed towards the high-end or luxury market. Electricity was a brand new invention in the late 1800s and American glass manufacturers developed novel approaches for concealing the electric light bulb, which was rather harsh to the eye and perhaps unflattering to the domestic interior. Tiffany, Steuben, and Quezal responded to this need with the most extraordinary and beautiful art-glass shades, all of which were  hand-made and exquisitely fashioned. Many other companies also made art glass shades for table and floor lamps, electroliers, hallway fixtures, and wall sconces, but it was Quezal that excelled in this area and was the most prolific. Quezal art glass shades were available in an infinite variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and decorations. Some shades are formed and decorated as lilies while others are bell-shaped and have ribbed or textured decoration. Rims are usually plain but sometimes are notched or ruffled. Common motifs include feather or hooked feather, leaf and vine, applied flowers, drape, fishnet, King Tut, and spider webbing. The workmanship shown on most Quezal shades...

Contemporary 'Flip' Floor lamp by Sebastian Herkner x AGO Lighting, Green Materials: - Aluminum - Vegan leather Dimensions: H. 140,5 cm x 26 cm x 24 cm Light Source: E12 Watt: Ma...

Rare Mid-Century Modern space age metal chrome version of chandelier ceiling pendant lightning lamp by Aldo Nason for the manufacture Mazzega. Blown bubble Murano glass. Famous manuf...

Pair of tall and elegant table lamps made in ceramic by the French artist Olivia Cognet, topped with Dedar Milano fabric lamp shades. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2016, French art...

Amazing rattan floor lamp with ten adjustable palms which come off for the shipping and lights in the 3 coconuts. Very decorative, this floor lamp is a promise of holidays and sun. H...

Wall sconces made of a wood backplate with incased lighting, two brass rods and a thin layer of textured handmade earthenware. Made and signed on the back by French artist Françoise ...

A radical lamp by Philippe Starck. Editor : Les 3 Suisses Modèle : Tamish In original good condition. Report : some small lack of painting, the caoutchouc feet are used but don't ...

French Art Deco 'Machine Age' Clichy Glass Pendant Light C1930. Glossy stepped peach pink mottled glass shade with new chromed gallery mount. In good condition with no losses to gla...

Pair of contemporary table or bedside lamps full brass. Few exclusive production from a small italian design workshop. Demonstration shades not incl...

Genuine and from period French Art Deco glass chandelier by Marius-Ernest SABINO (Paris), France, 1930s. Large chandelier with 3 rows of glass palmettes and a center bowl. The frame...

Brass suspensions on which are placed different shaped Murano glass slabs streaked and tinted.

Free shaped wall sconces made of layers of green splatter like Murano glass pieces covering a metal structure with three sources of light.

Floor Lamp “ROOTS OF HOME” Dimensions: 150 х 80 cm. Black Materials: wood base, straw inlay, metal lampshade, homespun canvas, straw. RUDA studio is artisans of unique household it...

Sculptural lamp in the shape of a pyramid. Assembly of glass blocks. Lamp entirely handmade. Lighting and light diffused with total softness. French design from the 1960s. free ship...

Large Pierre Guariche 'G1' wall lamp for Sammode Studio in chalk. Originally designed by Pierre Guariche in 1951, this monumental wall lamp is newly produced in an authorized re-ed...

Large Mid Century wall sconces, attributed to Jean Perzel, France circa 1960 or earlier. Set of ten sconces available. Sold and priced by pair. The vintage sconces are made of chrome...

Rare French Art Deco Chandelier by DEGUE, Compiegne, France, 1920s – White Frosted Glass with Floral Pattern This exceptional and rare French Art Deco chandelier, created by the ren...

Art Nouveau style lamp, bronze sculpture, and glass shade. Art Nouveau style table lamp, glass shade, and patinated bronze sculpture depicting Diana the Huntress. H: 77cm, D: 38cm

Floor Lamp gilded palmer triple with structure in steel in gold finish. Black lacquered base. Three bough palmer. Vintage style made in France. Base dimensions: L40xD40xH35cm.

Superb Italian chandelier from the 1930s by the Venini factory, attributed to Tomaso Buzzi. Solid brass structure and half-sphere shades in smoked and gilded Murano glass. Very fine...

Pair of plaster round shaped table lamps, contemporary made for the galerie Glustin Luminaires.

French modernist table lamp from the 50's. Lamp base in gilded metal. Lampshade available on request. Nice vintage condition, slight traces...

This exquisite ceramic lamp by Jean Roger exemplifies the French ceramist’s signature organic aesthetic. Designed in the form of a stylized pineapple or artichoke, the lamp features ...

Red Travertine Small Roma 1 Square Table Lamp by NASSI Dimensions: W 30 x D 30 x H 44 cm. Materials: Fine cotton lining, pure linen fabric in blue. Base: Red Travertine, nickel pla...

French Art Deco flush mount by MULLER FRERES (Luneville) for Francis HUBENS (decoration house), 68 rue des Archives, Paris, 3e, France, ca.1920. Glass and chrome. Art Deco ceiling l...

Elegant wall sconces made of a brass backplate and three alabaster half cylinders. Two sources of light in each sconce providing an even enlighteni...

Exquisite French Art Deco Pendant Chandelier by DEGUE (Compiegne) for Francis HUBENS, 68 Rue des Archives, Paris, France, 1920s. This breathtaking wide chandelier showcases a thick, ...

Scandinavian Style Wooden Tulip Table Lamp, Handcrafted Mid-20th Century This elegant table lamp is a fine example of Scandinavian-inspired design, handcrafted with great attention ...

This table lamp is in crackeled Ceramic. The color is blue. It has been done circa 1980, in France. US PLUG ADAPTATOR WILL BE FURNISHED FOR FREE TO THE US BUYERS Shade is not Furni...

A striking and authentic, post-modern chandelier by italien designer Gaetano Sciolar (1927-1994). This 6-armed, hanging chandelier is typical of his work: a multi-light construction,...

Wall sconces made of a curved shield shaped Murano glass piece with vertical grooved, with small brass decorative screws. Two sources of light per sconce

Beautiful pair of shell-shaped wall sconces by Michèle Mahé and André Cazenave for Atelier A, dating from the late 1960s. The stunning organic design is crafted from fiberglass. The...

Very short chandelier made of a brass structure covered with tinted Murano glass.

Circular chandelier in sculpted Murano glass by Studio Glustin. Italy, 2025.

Impressive chandelier made of white enameled brass arms holding six beautiful parchment paper shades, which can be adjusted thanks to the handle of each socket. Signed by the arti...

French Art Deco desk / table Lamp by MULLER Freres (Luneville) and G.MARCHAND, France, late 1910s. Mottled glass tulip shade by Muller Freres, stretched with the tool, powders are ap...

Large Art Deco ceiling light, circa 1930. Nickel-plated bronze frame. Central molded glass pane attributed to Vals Saint Lambert. 4 sandblasted glass side panels. In perfect conditio...

Ceramic Wall Sconce by Elsa Foulon Unique Piece. Dimensions: D 40 x H 60 cm. Materials: Ceramic. Dimensions may vary. All our lamps can be wired according to each country. If sold t...

Hero Floor Lamp by Studio Romell Dimensions: W 33 x H 250 cm Materials: White Onyx Honed Finish. Carlos and David, hailing from Sweden, have both cultivated a profound affinity for ...

Composed of a gilded brass rod decorated and embellished with silver foliage and stylized flowers represented by gilded brass balls distributed on the f...

Plaster pendant light This luminaire was conceptualized by Garnier & Linker in 2022. This pendant light is composed out of a lamp shade in plast...

6-arms Jielde lamp graphite reading lamp - French industrial lamp Designed by Jean-Louis Domecq in the early 1950s Original Jielde lamp, professionally restored in our workshop The inside of the shade is coated with heat-resistant paint The lamp stands on a new ventilated brake disc, which guarantees the best stability The electrification has been adapted to today's standard and works with an E27 light bulb - the metal switch is on the schade. 6 arms: 15,7 in / 40 cm Ø of the shade 6.29 in/ 16cm Ø with ring 7.87 in/ 20cm Total height adjustable 102.36 in / 260 cm The lamp has no damage - slight, normal signs of use after approx. 70 years They are in perfect working order and work whit ALL currents We deliver the lamp with the plug corresponding to your country. These are AUTHENTIC 50’s lamps...

Decorative wall sconces made of a six sided brass structure encasing thin glass rods diffusing the light of the two light sources

A striking mid-century chandelier designed by renowned Swedish artist Erik Höglund for Boda Smide, circa 1965. Crafted from black-lacquered iron, this sculptural piece features six a...